There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cuenca
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MEL - CUE
36h 32m$520–1,420Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MEL - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
32h 3m$1,330–2,360Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MEL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
31h 12m$731–2,144Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane MEL - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
34h 7m$793–2,173
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cuenca is to fly which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 36h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cuenca is to fly and bus which takes 31h 12m and costs $700 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Cuenca is 13658 km.
It takes approximately 36h 32m to get from Melbourne to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:55 AM in Melbourne and 2:55 PM in Cuenca.
There are 250+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and Air New Zealand fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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